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Setting Up the Ion Source for Tuning and Calibrating the MS Detector
Installing the Ion Max Ion Source Housing
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a. Connect the 1-in. ID Tygon
®
tubing to the ion source housing drain.
b. Attach the free end of the hose to a dedicated drain system. Ideally,
the drain system should be vented to a fume exhaust system.
The Ion Max ion source housing is now properly installed on the MS
detector.
CAUTION
Do
not
vent the API source drain tube (or any vent tubing
connected to the waste container) to the same fume exhaust system to
which you have connected the forepumps. The analyzer optics can
become contaminated if the API source drain tube and the (blue)
forepump exhaust tubing are connected to the same fume exhaust
system.
CAUTION
Your laboratory must be equipped with at least two fume
exhaust systems. Route the (blue) forepump exhaust tubing to a
dedicated fume exhaust system. Route the drain tube from the API
source to a waste container. Vent the waste container to a dedicated fume
exhaust system.
